“My advice to aspiring poets is to find a community of other poets who are willing to read one another's work. And to read widely, in a variety of time periods and cultures, to identify which traits of poems are appealing and which aversive. And what can be stolen.” CultureCommunityAdviceWillingPoetPeriodsVarietyTraitsStolenTime Periods Author:Lucia Perillo
“Entrepreneurs must be willing to be misunderstood for long periods of time.” LongWillingPeriodsEntrepreneurMisunderstoodLong Periods Of Time Author:Jeff Bezos
“Democracy appears to me potentially a higher form of political organization than any kind of dictatorship. But if it turns out that in America, which could afford a decent living for everyone, the comfortable majority is willing to condone the misery and abuse of a minority for an indefinite period, the exploitation by the majority becomes as repugnant as exploitation by an oligarchy, and democracy loses half its supposed superiority.” IfsKindAmericaFormPoliticalTurnsLosesHalfDemocracyWillingHigherPeriodsComfortableOrganizationAbuseMajorityMiseryDecentMinoritiesDictatorshipExploitationSuperiorityOligarchy Author:Benjamin Spock
“I was not born a size 2. I'm not skinny, period. I'm not willing to sleep with the director or step on somebody else's neck to get the job.” JobsBornSleepStepsWillingPeriodsDirectorsSizeNecksSkinny Author:Queen Latifah
“For me to have the opportunity to stay with one character for, God willing, a long period of time, is really exciting.” LongCharacterOpportunityWillingPeriodsExcitingLong Periods Of Time Author:Laura Linney